System Requierment For Medieval 2 Total War and current Attila hardware
Here is
The Computer I recommend as a Minimum to play Medieval II Total War
Since many people ask me that question here is the official answer.
As stated by CA on the Medieval II section of this site:
Minimum System Requirements:
Creative Assembly recommend the Windows® 2000/XP.
With a processor Celeron 1.8GHz Pentium 4(1500MHz) or equivalent AMD® processor.
512MB RAM. (i personnaly would recommend at least a gig)
8x Speed DVD-ROM drive (note the fact that they ask for a DVD)
11.0 Gigs of uncompressed free hard disk space. (that's a lot!)
100% DirectX® 9.0c compatible 16-bit sound card and latest drivers. ( that mean probably ATI 9800 and above...)
100% Windows® 2000/XP compatible mouse, keyboard and latest drivers.
DirectX® 9.0c.
128MB Hardware Accelerated video card with Shader 1 support and the latest drivers.
Must be 100% DirectX® 9.0c compatible.
Monitor must be able to display 1024x768 resolution or above.
Multiplayer:
Internet (TCP / IP) play supported, internet play requires broadband connection and latest drivers, LaN play requires Network card.
Important Note: Some cards may not be compatible with the 3D acceleration features utilised by Medieval II: Total War. Please refer to your hardware manufacturer for 100% DirectX® 9.0c compatibility.
Now from my point of View, I Recommend an ATI Radeon x1600pro 512meg of Ram Minimum This is probably the most balanced card for the moment. It doesn't worth it to buy the best card on the market for the moment because of vista, Vista will requier new hardware, so don't waste money on over expensive 3d card for Medieval 2 Total War
Current Attila Configuration
Operating System: Windows XP Professional
System Manufacturer: IBM
BIOS: Phoenix FirstBios(tm) Desktop Pro Version 2.0 for IBM ThinkCentre.
Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.20GHz (2 CPUs)
Memory: 1022MB RAM
Card name: Radeon X1600 Series
Manufacturer: ATI Technologies Inc.
Chip type: Radeon X1600 Series AGP (0x71C2)
DAC type: Internal DAC(400MHz)
Display Memory: 512.0 MB
United States
United Kingdom
France
Canada (not available !#$@$?)
205 comments:
1 – 200 of 205 Newer› Newest»hey attila is your current configuration can work on dell pc or it dosent matter what kind of computer you have?
well it doesn't matter. But it depend your hardware at the same time. depend what aspect you refer to.
My config could be better, but that was the best i could afford with a price under 1000$
Hey man, my name is john im about to buy a new computer so i can play this awesome game, but i wanna buy a really nice computer so i can play the game at full graphics and stuff.
asus m2n-e
amd 5000 dual core am2
geforce 7950gt 512mb pci express
2 gb/667 ram
do you think that will do it?
yep that should run it without problem, but make sure you get an card to get vista when it come out. Since vista it is the next windows and should come in january
so what card do u recommend?
well i currently use an ati x1600pro, it's not very expensive during the time you wait for vista directx10 card to come out. of course you can't play medieval 2 total war all on high setup.
My opinion is that it doesn't worth buying a card that is over 200$ right now, since in less then a years directx10 card will come out for vista and those will be a forced change.
do you think that a GeForce 7300 GS 512mb will do? I'm not sure it has shader 1 support
well i would be surprise if it doesn't have it. the only important thing you must check is it a directX 9 card. If yes, it support pixel shader.
Hey attila, would a computer with 1 gig of ram and a radeon 9600 series would be a good config for MTW 2 because I will probably buy the game real soon when I get the chance.
yours ati radeon 9600 is a little old, might not make the game run very well... but might work. I would highly recommend you try the demo before you buy the game... This way you will know how it will work. check in the custom battle guide for the demo there is a link to download it.
Thx for the advice. I tried the demo unlaggy if all settings are at low. I'll probably buy it and then later on check for a new video card. How much cost the video card that you suggest? btw just curious do you speak french? I'm from Quebec too.
yep i speak french.
Si ta ati radeon 9600 marche avec le demo, ça devrait un peu mieux marcher avec la version final, qui est un peu mieux optimisé.
Si t'as des questions sur le hardware, regarde l'article sur mon site.
http://www.enjeuxvideo.com/trucs-et-astuces-jeux-pc/la-base-de-lordinateur/
je recommand un ati x1600pro, c'est autour de 175$, et j'explique pourquoi.
=)
does it have to support direct x 9.0c or just direct x 9.0 in general for me to run the game
just directx 9.0 since the game can run in pixel shader 1.0 (but does look good...
what settings did u have your game on? because my comps a lil better then urs so i wanna know how high i should be able to set it
well all is on high except shader is on medium. unit is on normal size. I think effect are on low, but not sure.
lol im trying hard difficulty like u with the venetians so far ive been excomunicated twice and destroyed milan :P
yeah venitian are hard faction to play, every one hate you, and the pope first... so kill the pope over and over again =)
ok im not very good with computers but i hope u can help me out. I downloaded the demo just to see if it works, but it doesnt so w.e. I'm hoping u can tell me what do i need to get upgraded.
O.K. my computer is an Emachine. it has Microsoft Windows XP. AMD Sempron Processor 3000+. 120gb hard drive. and 512mb DDR SDRAM. if im missing something just tell me =/ ty for your time. Love the chronicles =]
Hmmm, well if the demo doesn't work does it say why?
Also what is your 3d card?
you can see it by going into
Start, Run, enter there command, dxdiag.exe
Go in the Display tab. and Check the "name"
If it's not an ATI or an Nvidia, well that might be your problem.
If you have the pixel shader 1.1 problem.
here is the solution.
http://total-war-campaign-chronicles.blogspot.com/2006/12/pixel-shader-11-problem-and-how-to-fix.html
It says that the chip is an NVIDIA GeForce4 MX INTERGRATED GPU, so.... i dont know whats the problem =/. I ran the test and it says No Problems found. When i try the demo and the error message appears it says that the Offset is 008c1040, no clue what that means if you can help me some more it would be greatly apreciated =] merci.
hmm, well make sure you have latests nvidia driver... as for that error, I'm not qualifies to explain it. Sorry.
Your card might be a little old... but I'm not really a master in nvidia card. I prefer ATI because they offer better support overall.
oh well, thanks for taking your time and explaining it to me
your welcome =)
nice site here... anyway i read the comments on top and cant see wy we should wait to buy a card for viste when it dosent make our machines any better... only slower. so far directX10 games will of course have DX9 support and will countinue to have so for years... (DX7 lasted to COD2)
as far the X1600 512mb its not worth the cash... you can get a 7600GT for the same price and its 20fps faster on oblivion test.
yeah but i like ati support, and continue update to the driver.
hey i was playing medieval and i had installed t6he 1.1 patch and it was makeing my game run slow so i uninstalled it then i was going to reinstall it so it would be back at 1.00 but then when i was re installing it it said voice3.idx
cyclic redundency check data error will now abort how can i get it to completely reinstall the game and whats the problem im really frustrated with it ive tried deleteing the sega file and i did a software repair wizard restore but noting whould make it get past that error message in installation thnx
hmm, sound more like a "damaged, dirty cd problem".
Make sure you cd is clean... other then that i don't see, what it can be... maybe ask for help on the official forum
hi i have a question about that directx thing..what is it and do need to play the game? and btw i just bought a ATI radeon x300le 256 mb DDR vid card is that good, i think i bought the wrong card anyway lol thanks
Well I think with a ati x300 you should be able to run the game at medium and low graphic, but don't expect it to run with every thing at max.
I currently have an ati x1600 pro and I don't play with every thing on max
hi umm i bought the wrong card lol anyway i saw this vid card gecube radeon 9250 256 mb is that a better one and whats the 9250 mean this is so confusing :P
hmm an ati 9250 might be too old for the game, i would not recommend it.
I's runs MTW2 on radeon 9250, with one setting set up second-lowest.
Unlaggy, it is!
happy to know that, thanks for sharing, I know many people would like to play the game without having to buy a crazy expensive card =)
Hi Attila,
I like u're video's, and I'll buy the game soon.
But can u tell me wat i should buy if i wanna total-upgrade my PC.
I mean,, so i can play medieval (on high graph. maybe) and when the vista comes out which card / other systems should be the best for me.'nd maybe the price if u know =).
Also, i've got another game that I also want to play on Mid-High graph.(unlaggy offcourse)
Configuration are:
Operating system: windows Xp (only)
Processor AMD ATHLON, Pentium IV 3.0 Ghz.
Memory: 512 MB (1GB recommended)
Video card: 256 MB dirctX 9 compliant video card.
Thank You for u're help
-Fpsfreak.
Asus M2N-E nForce 570 AM2 moederbord.
Athlon Dual Core 4200+ AM2 1MB cache
Kingston Valueram 1GB
Barracuda SATA II 12.4ms 3Gb/sec harddisc (niet strict noodzakelijk)
EN 7600 pci-E vga kaart 512MB
Power supply 400W.
-My Advisor.
well those two computer should be able to run the game (i think)
the first one could use just a little more ram. My best advise is to try the demo, that will show you if it will run it or not as you want it to run.
Hi Attila,
I luve u're Video's..
U got medieval total war 1? (+ viking invasion?).
And i've got a Quest. (MTW2) when the gates of a castle are open for fleeing soldiers .. can u rush true the gates while its open? or u must destroy it?
happy you enjoy my video,
To answer your question, yes you can follow them in the gate. if the gate open, sometime the gate stay close.
will medieval 2 total war work on windows vista ultimate?
probably, but I don't know how well it will run, some game work bad with vista... so try the demo first
Listen I'm a big Medieval2 fan but I don't think my dell will work. Here is the stats
512 ram
2.52 Ghz
WIndows XP Home
Pentium (R)4 Cpu
ANd one other thing I don't know ho w to check what video card is it.
to check all you computer setup, type
dxdiag.exe in start/run
and that will show all you need to know
I have the screen up but it dosen't say graphics. How do I check graphics?
And I am the one with the Dell.
the names in the display tab is the name of your 3d card
Thanks by the way
It dosen't work on my 2003 dell but it works on my brother's Tsunami dream 2006 I can't wait things alot
Anonymous
your welcome =)
Mr. Dell again.
I have to know how memory is in the aver age computer. And don't you think 11 gigs way too much.
well if by memory you refer to Ram, currently 1 gig is the minimum. 2 gig is recommanded, and 3 gig and over is if you can pay for it =)
Hey Attila how can you get that bar at the top of the screen as you use sometimes because i can't find it pls help :s
just click minimal ui, in game option, or ui option in the battle menu
do you know if a notebook can handle medieval II total war that has a Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T5500 not a pentium 4 processor?
i was planning to buy a new laptop just for the game and i was hoping if the stuff in the laptop is able to play medieval 2 total war
Processor
Type: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T5500
Speed: 1.66GHz
Front Side Bus Speed: 667MHz
L2 Cache: 2MB Advanced Smart Cache
Technology: Intel® Centrino® Duo Mobile Technology
Memory
Type: DDR2
Installed: 2GB (1GBx2) PC2-5300
Maximum: 2GB
Speed: 667MHz
Hard Drive
Capacity: 160GB
Speed: 4200rpm
Interface: Serial ATA
Expansion Slots
Multimedia Card Reader: Memory Stick Duo™ media with MagicGate® functionality
ExpressCard™ /34 Slot: 5-in-1 Memory Card Adaptor
(VGP-MCA20) supporting Memory Stick®, Memory
Stick PRO™ , Secure Digital, xD-Picture Card, and
MultiMediaCard (MMC)
PCMCIA - Type II/Type I card slot with CardBus
support
Audio
Sound System: Sony® Sound Reality™ - Audio Enhancer
Graphics
Processor: Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 950
Video RAM: 224MB Total Available Graphics Memory
Chipset: Intel® 945GM
Interface: VGA Out with Smart Display Sensor
hmm I would be surprise if the Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 950 does run medieval II total war. I think this computer is a little border to run the game. If it does run the game, you probably won't have an enjoyable experience.
would the NVIDIA® GeForce® Go 7400 with 335MB Video RAM work with the game?
yeah that card should be able to run it
will it run smoothly or will it have some problems? i hear that NVIDIA has some problems play medieval 2 total war? is there really a big differences from NVIDIA GeForce Go 7400 and NVIDIA GeForce Go 7600 by any chance?
Well I think you should be able to run it without problem. (in theorie). but you never can be totaly sure... I cannot really tell you much difference about Nvidia card, since i'm more an ATI user. I can only recommend you to check on forum for people with that card and see the problem they might have with it.
I prefer ATI support, reliable services and regular patch and fix for multiple games.
allright attlia. i have recenlty acquired vista and medieval 2 dosen't want to know about it. any helpful suggestions? cheers mate.
hmm, well in theorie it should work with vista, but never tested it. I don't plan to buy vista for a year or two because of potential problem with current games. My best advise would be to make sure you have the latess driver for you graphic card, and check on the official forum if anyone has the problem.
Hey man, my computers a bit outdated and im about to buy a new one so i could play this game. Which computer do you recommend?
well some of the previous config in the comment should do the job, but the best is to have a computer better then what they recommend
Heu atila jvien du quebec pis est ce que tu pourrais me dire si cet ordi peu faire marcher medieval total war 2 meme si tout est en low.
Ordinateur d'eMachines avec processeur Pentium 4 641 d'Intel cadencé à 3,2 GHz
Type de processeur Intel Pentium 4 641 avec Hyper-Thread
Disque dur SATA de 160 Go (7200 tr/min)
Lecteurs optiques : DVD+/-RW 16x multiformat double couche
Mémoire vive : 512 Mo de mémoire DDR2 (extensible jusqu’à 2 Go)
Carte graphique GMA 950 d’Intel avec 224 Mo de mémoire partagée
Carte son Audio haute définition à 6 canaux (5.1)
ça devrais, selon ce que j'ai brievement regardé sur la carte graphic. mais disont que les cartes onboard c'est jamais ben ben recommender pour les jeux.
Test le démo d'abord, il est disponible sur le net.
C'est moi encore pis je me demandais si c'est normal que ca fait 2 mois que personne a poster sur le blog dans system requierement?
Ce blog est pu vraiment actif étant donné le fait que je ne fait plus de nouveau post dessus. Je concentre mon énergie sur Dateyourgame.com où la communauté peu aussi mettre ses propre vidéo. C'est plus flexible que blogger vu que c'est un serveur sous mon contrôle.
Ce blog est donc laisser online parce qu'il contient énormément de truc et stratégie sur total war ainsi que beaucoup de vidéo commenté. C'est 5 mois de production de contenu =)
oh mais t'as un francais parfait et en plus tu parle tres bien anglais. Est-ce que tu es un quebecois pure???/
Aussi... est ce que ca existe des fichier save de mount & blade band of warrior parce que jvien de commencer pis j'ai beaucoup jouer pis ca me fruste que ma super armer de mercenaries se font masacrer par des dark knights. je passais pour aller tuer des river pirates pis y'arrive de nul part pis me poursuit. jpeux juste en tuer 7-8 pis je creve. ( j'essaye de les sauver mais i me font tous perdre. )
yep, je suis un québécois pure. J'ai appris mon anglais en jouant sur le net. =)
En ce qui concerne mount and blade tu peux avoir l'option de sauvegarder quand tu veux lorsque tu débute un personnage. mais une fois partie t'as pu le choix. Disont que c'est un contrainte du jeu qui deviens moins importante plus t'est haut niveau.
Le truc c'est d'attaquer des armées qui on des prisoniers, comme ça tu recrute les prisoniers. (knight et truc du genre).
Hey atilla, would yo be able to tell me what i can buy to make the game work? I'm thinking about getting a new computer and yours works very well and its less than 1k$.Would you also be able to tell me where you bought the computer and the parts? I thank you in advance. (im not very good with computers that is why im asking you about this)
Check on dateyourgame.com I wrote a guide about computer part and what is good and what is not. take a look. =)
Oh ok thank you. I will browse for it.
How Would a Quad Core Intel Processor, 4 gigs of RAM, dual nVidia Geforce 8800 GTX in SLI config, windows xp work? would that be good enough or do i need more??
should work great.
i got a NVIDIA GeForce 6150 Le with 256.0 MD for Ram would tat work?
yep it should
hey attila, i have no knowledge of computers whatsoever, but i love the total ar games. i just got a new compaq notebook and ill tell u everything: it has a intel celeron processor w/ 533 mhz/ media accelerator 950/ and video memory of up to 64 mb/ it also has 512 mb of ddr2 memory/ i mb l2 cache and 1.66 hz processor speed - and i installed medieval 2 total war and it runs very slow, is there anything i can buy to make it alot faster?
you probably need a better graphical card, but i don't know what to recommend for a notebook...
your computer really has the minimum to run the game so it's normal that it doesn't run well. the minimum system requierment is more a marketing tool then an effective indicator of what you need. even with the recommended system people lag.
Hi, Im running at a ATI X1050. It runs rome total war just fine but Medieval 2 is running laggy and i got everything on low. Can i use this card and get smooth results? If so how?
Hi, Im trying to play M2TW, I have a ATI X1050 with:
Intel(R)
Pentium(R)4CPU 1.70 GHZ
1.69GHZ, 768 MB of Ram
My games running really laggy, Is this okay to run the game smoothly?
If so, whys it running so badly?
Thanks!
well if you have everything on low i don't see what more you can do...
hi attila, i dont know much about computers but im lookin to buy a dell notebook which seems to have everyting needed to run M2TW: 1gb RAM, nvidia geforce 8600 gt, 120gb hardirve.
the only thing is the processor (intel dual core) is only 1.66GHz. will this be enough to run the game ok?
well if it is a dual core you will be fine
hello,
im lookin to buy a dell inspiron 1520 notebook with intel core 2 duo T7250 (2GHz) processor, windows vista, 2GB ram, nvidia geforce 8600m gt with 256MB integrated memory, 250GB hard drive for around £750.
is medieval 2 able to play on a mobile graphics card? can it run with windows vista? with this spec, will i be able to play on high settings?
cheers
What is the best video card to run everything on high and have it run lag free
i recently bought mideaval 2 kingdoms and as i was happy to play it it said i need to install mideaval 2 total war i was like ok then after that i get all theese problems so i uninstaal the the game the i reinstall it then after that im really happy to play ohhh i also hd to restart my computer then any ways it is starting just fine then it said i neede a 1.1 pixel card i was so pissed i dont recogmend this game unles u are willing to spen over $200.00 becuase the cheapest pixel card is $90.00 to $9,000.
yep i understand how you feel, but if you want to play those days, it how it work...
Processor: AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-56 - 1.8GHz (x2), up to 1.6GHz FSB, 2x512KB L2 Cache
RAM: 2048MB DDR2-667MHz
Hard Drive: 160GB 5400rpm
Optical Drive: DVD±RW Super Multi Double Layer Drive
Graphics: ATI Radeon® Xpress 1100 512MB HyperMemory
Windows Vista Home Premium Edition
will this work?
yep it should base on the above
Hi ATTILA, I HAVE VISTA AND I HAVE INSTALLED MEDIVAL 2, THE MENU AND CAMPAIGN IS REALLY FAST BUT THE BATTTLES ARE REALLY SLOW, I HAVE EVERY THING ON LOW, I HAVE TRYED EVERTHING! WHAT SHOULD I DO??
hmm make sure you have normal units size... i don't know, i'm not that familiar with vista
can thisgame work with the fllowing
intel 82945G Expres chipset family
optiplex gx620
what graphic card?
intel 82945G Expres chipset family
dat is wat it says under device in the directx diagnostics.
if this dosent work is there any other chip that wud work that cost under 100 euro .i live in europe if dat makes any difrence.
ty very much
well it maybe would work, but unlikely... maybe make a search on the net and check if you card support pixel shaders, if not, well buy an ATI, or Nvidia card that does.
that 82945g chipset is the standard for a dell pc.i'm on here looking for advice on what to replace it with either geforce or ati.the pc is the dell dimension 5100 its about 3yrs old so dont want to be spending a lot on it.thx
check my hardware guide
http://www.dateyourgame.com/blog/gaming-computer-hardware
Will this graphics card run MTW 2?
= ati radeon xpress 200 series
hmm it's possible it "run" the game. but i would be surprise if that is a "good experience". It will probably lag like hell. I would recommend buying a better card.
Anyway as good as you are..i still can't find the answer to my question. Someone (anonymous) asked it on 9/28/2007 9:51 but I can't seem to find the relevant answer! I am in same position - my son has asked for Kingdoms add on - but I can't afford at £30 game if its is going to cost me another £400 to play it!
Hey buddy i know very little about computers and i have 2 questions to ask you...
1.does it matter if i have windows vista or do i have to have windows Xp to run medieval
2.and is this a good enough pc for running it??
http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?c=us&cs=19&l=en&oc=DXCWQJ3&s=dhs
thank you for anything you can tell me or recomend
ginamac71
well if the computer can run medieval II, the expansion will run. (you need medieval II to run the expansion...)
Anonymous
It doesn't matter if you have xp or vista (as far as i know, i play on xp, never tryed vista).
as for the comp, the link doesn't work.
hi attila
i really want to buy medieval 2 total war but i am not sure if my computer or laptop can handle it please help me!
PC
System: XP Home
Processor: Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU 2.80GHz
Memory: 510MB RAM
DirectX Version: Direct 9.0c
Grafics Card: Intel(R) 82845G Grafics Controller
Laptop
System: XP Home
Processor: Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU 1.73GHz
Memory: 446MB RAM
DirectX Version: Direct 9.0c
Grafics Card: VIA Chrome9 HC IGP
will any of them two be ok?
p.s love the videos
well i may be able to run it, but in rater bad condition, you need a better graphic card, check the system requirement page and the count less comment under it.
what grafic card would you recommend?
well it depend if you want a card to play medieval or future game,
if for medieval.
an ATI 1650pro should do the job well for a cheap price.
if for future games
an ati 3850 or should do the job at a competitive price.
if you need more info check my hardware guide on http://www.dateyourgame.com/blog/gaming-computer-hardware
but note that i probably will update it in a few days for 2008 since a lot of new hardware came out.
hi attila
i have MTW2 demo and when i try to open it it doesnt open so what should i do?
hmm i don't know
hey attila i recently downloaded the demo for medieval II total war and it came out a bit laggy and i eard somewhere that the demo would lag a bit more then the actual game. do you know if that is true?
also if you need to know my specs
Intel core 2 duo t5250 1.5ghz(i know pretty bad -_-)
intel gma x3100(even worse)
2gb of ram
160 gb harddrive
vista home premium
i know my system seems pretty bad but the lag is only slight, so if the rumor is true then i'll be a happy boy, if not i just wasted 30 dollars -_-
p.s i love your videos man keep up the good work
it work better but don't expect miracle.
hey attila i was just woundering what is your fav RTW or MTW2.
ps love the vids keep it up.
i like both with a little favor for Rome
hey u seem to know ya stuff so do you know why my medieval, total war gold edition campaign won't work, i can play custom battles but campaign just crashes to desktop
comp:
packard bell istart F2312
pentium D - 3GHz - more than enough
mem - 766MB - enough
HDD - 160GB - plenty
directX 10 - not sure
graphics - ATI radeon Xpress 1100 approx mem - 383MB - think the graphics card may be the prob but not sure its has a 3D accelertor
i'v looked around for a solution and people have been having the same problem but thier seems to be no solution
hope u can help thx in advance
Richard
hmm seem a weird bug you have, if the battle work... i don't think your graphic card are the problem... maybe make sure you have the latest driver for the card... the patch for medieval. stuff like that. But i would recommend asking for official support. they are pay to help you so they must know about it ;)
Hey Attila,
REally enjoy ur stuff keep up the good work mate. Need some help here buddy, im bought a Dell laptop with the following specs;
1Gb Ram
160GB HDD
512 Mb Video Ram (256 Mb dedicated)
Nvidia 8900 Graphics card
2.2Ghz
Intel 2 Duo Core Processor
8x DVD RRW
Windows Vista Home Premium
I need to know if the above specs are good enough to run MTW2 without any problems? I have RTW and i ran that and it was smooooooothhh no probs of any sort but now i just want to make sure that it'll MTW2 which is the game ive been DYING to get for the longest time. Id appreciate ur help man! Thanks for your time.
Z
with that kind of config you should be good for many new game for a long time, including medieval total war or empire total war.
Ziad can i ask u about how much that laptop cost because im trying to buy one myself. since i want to play MTW2 and other stuff. also does that come with a pixel sharder because my pc rite now doesnt have it. Atila if u know the answer plz tel me
Up to Intel® CoreTM 2 Duo Processor T7700 (2.4GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB)
___________________________________
Operating System
Genuine Windows Vista® Business
Genuine Windows Vista® Ultimate
Genuine Windows Vista® Home Basic
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Memory
Up to 4GB1 Dual Channel2 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM3.
_____________________________
Chipset
With integrated graphics: Intel® 965GM Express chipset
With discrete graphics: Intel® 965PM Express chipset
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Graphics
Intel Integrated Graphics Media Accelerator X31004
NVIDIA® GeForceTM 8400M GS with 128MB DDR2 dedicated graphics memory
NVIDIA® GeForceTM 8600M GT with 256MB DDR2 dedicated graphics memory
________________________________
LCD Display
17" UltraSharpTM Wide Screen WUXGA (1920x1200) display with TrueLifeTM
17" Wide Screen WXGA+ (1440x900) display
__________________________________
Audio and Speakers
Two channel high definition audio codec; Two stereo 2 watt internal speakers with HD Audio 2.0 software standard
___________________________________
External Speakers:
Dell A525 Speaker System with Satellites and Subwoofer, 30W
Dell A225 USB, Two-piece Stereo Speaker System, 1.2W
Dell AS501 Sound Bar – UltraSharp™ Flat Panel Attachable Speakers
___________________________________
Hard Drives
Single Drive:
5400 RPM hard drives up to 250GB55 or optional 7200 RPM Free Fall Sensor hard drive at 160GB55.
___________________________________
Dual Drive:
Up to 320GB5 configured with (2 x 160GB) 5400 RPM hard drives.
_____________________________________________-
Optical Drives
DVD/CD-RW Combo
DVD+/-RW6 with Dual Layer DVD+R write capacity7
_________________________________________-
Power
6-cell 56WHr Li-Ion Battery
9-cell 85WHr Li-Ion Battery
___________________________________
Camera
Optional integrated 2.0 mega pixel webcam in LCD back with camera indicator and (2) digital microphones
Is This a good laptob and would MTW2 work on it
Well in answer to anon's question and in order to ask Attila another question of my own i just want to add that i went out and got the laptop i mentioned above and i got MTW2 and Attila was right she ran like a dream. It cost me $1000 but that was here in the UAE where we have no such thing as tax.
Anyway Attila, I do have another question and its not really a comlpicated one but the game runs great on the campaign level full options and the battles are great aswell however when i zoom into a fight it starts getting a little jumpy and jittery. At the time i didnt have time to fiddle with the settings but a friend of mine told me that its normally because its the shodows on the units or there is just too much detail going on. Would it help if lowered the detail on vegetation and the units to avoid this jitteriness??
Thanx again for the help man and this game rocks!!
Z
yeah lower the shadow a little or the effect and it should be fine
wats the name of that laptop cause i might buy it
Its a Dell Inspiron 1520. be warned tho there are 2 models. I purchased the more powerful of the two (see above for specs). It runs Medieval 2 very well and Attila was right i lowered the shadows one setting and it now runs without a single hitch! Loving it!! Man those Mongols are tough!
thx bro
Hey Attila, i've got an imac 2.16 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 1 GB 667 MHZ memory, and i bought parralels just to play medieval 2, but now i fing that i cant install M2TW on parralels, can you help?
hmm you maybe would be better off using boot camp that run windows like a "normal PC".
But i will try to see on a mac pro in the next few days how it work on parallels.
Hey Attila, its imac person again. I tried using boot camp but it said that the disk cannot be partitioned because some files cannot be moved. I dont know much about computers and dont know what this means, could you help?
make sure you have the space necessary and make sure your have a CD of Windows with the Service Pack 2
Well i have 2 probs
! i dont get a cinematic trailer
2 I get 2d instead of 3d
I have a Gforce 6200 Or i cna put in a Radeon 1600x series I am really hoppeles please tell me how to fix my (*) up 2d view!
hmm sound like a weird problem, maybe open you medieval2.preference.cfg file and check if it would not be an option that would have been change somehow.
You can should be able to run the game...
if that doesn't fix it... well hmmm i would recommend asking support of the totalwar.com forum.
hey attila i was wondering if you could tell me if the dell inspiron 1525 could run medieval 2 total war.
here are its specs:
-Intel® Celeron® 540 (1MB cache/1.86GHz/533Mhz FSB)
-Genuine Windows Vista ® Home Basic Edition
-Glossy, widescreen 15.4 inch display (1280x800)
-CD Writer / DVD player (Combo Drive)
-1GB2 Shared Dual Channel DDR2 at 667MHz
-80GB3 SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM
-Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100
-High Definition Audio 2.0
if this isn't the complete information you need i'm sorry it's just a plain old inspiron 1525. not customized or anything
well it as an onboard card, so it may work, but may not be very enjoyable, check the hardware guide on dateyourgame for explaination
would it al least run if i set the graphics and shaders and unit scale all down to thier lowest?
possible, but in general onboard graphic card are not really good for games, so try out the demo and find by yourself.
I'm having a problem in the campaign menu and in the battles.. Everything's running extremly slow and choppy i can't seem to figure out the problem. But I have concluded, that it's probally not my computer's memory/or video card but maybe that it doesn't work correctly on Vista.
Can anyone help?
Thanks
vista is known to slow down games... but globaly the campaign tend to lag... go figure why.
hey my game runs fine in campaign map but battles are choppy even with all options in game set to low. I have
1.83 Ghz processor,
1 GB Ram
224 MB memory
direct x9
not sure how to get it to run faster, have any ideas?thanks
lower graphical options
in METW2 when i install the game its go about halfway and then says cycle redundency check data error? what does tht mean. plus when u used to play the game it scracthed it up but i got all the scratches out, does it have to do with it???
hmm, a scratched dvd can't be fix... you need to replace it.
hey im using a dell deminsion E510, will the game run on that, by the way is this the same attila that makes all the awsome total war vids on youtube
yep it's the same Attila =)
As for the computer it's hard to say since the content isn't clear. So you should try the demo and see by yourself.
Hey attila, how do you check system configurations?
PS: I'm a NOOB.
in you menu, Start, run, type dxdiag
that show most of the stuff you need to know
hey attila,i dont no whats the problem everytime i go to play a battle in medieval total war 2,its painfully slow.i have a windows xp geniune intel(r) cpu 2160@ 1.80GHz(2 cpu's),2 gigs of ram a NVIDIA GEFORCE 8300 gs graphics card 512mb.and a 16bit sound card.is that not good enough?the computer automatically puts the game settings to high everytime?but when i play it is awfully slow!any suggestions?thanks!
turn off shadows
hey attila, when playing M2TW battles are extremely slow, i looked at some of the other posts and ran the DxDiag and here's what it said:
Operating System: Windows XP Professional
Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) D CPU 2.80GHz
Memory: 1014MB RAM
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c
Card name: Intel(R) 82945G Express
Chip type: Intel(R) 82945G Express Chipset Family
Display Memory: 224.0 MB
by reading other posts, it seems like i may need a better graphics card, is that what you would suggest or is there something else i can do? thanks.
well turning out shadows help, other then that a new card may be a good idea.
You can alway read my hardware guide there, http://www.dateyourgame.com/blog/gaming-computer-hardware
that should help you figure out what you need
Hi !
Please tell me can i play this game wid this configuration below??
Operating System: Windows XP Professional
Processor: Intel Pentium CPU 2.80GHz HT
Memory: 1024MB RAM
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c
Card name: Geforce Fx 5200
Display Memory: 128 MB
possible but try the demo first
Attila, hopefully you can answer this question for me. I want to buy Medieval 2, and here are my specs:
-3GB 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM
-1.83GHz Intel® Core 2 Duo Processor4 T5550 (667MHz FSB, 2MB L2 Cache)
-ATI Radeon HD 2600 Graphics with 512MB GDDR3 Dedicated Memory
Now, I'm pretty sure I have enough RAM and the ATI Radeon 2600 is adaquate enough. But what about the processor? Will that slow everything to a crawl? Or will it just be moderately laggy? Also, do you think Vista Home Premium will lag it down even more?
Thanks.
you should be fine
Thanks :)
hey, my name is Cody i have a computer but it can bearly play rome total war and it doesnt let me go on the battles for some reason so im thinkin that maybe its too old or something for medival total war 2 because wen i downloaded the game it said pixel shader not supported. so im thinking about buying a new pc cause i need one anyway and am wondering wat you would sugest for me to buy to play this game?
i have a PCV-RX506 and was wondering wat video card i would need to buy to play this game. If not then i was thinking about buying a new pc and was wondering what kind would you suggest thats not too expensive for this game
sry i had a typo its a PCV-RX560
here is your answer
http://total-war-campaign-chronicles.blogspot.com/2006/12/pixel-shader-11-problem-and-how-to-fix.html
i have tryed your link but is said it cant find it
nvm i got it, so this ATI Radeon X1650 Pro 512MB AGP Graphics Card is compatible with my pcv-rx560?
well that should do it for a cheap price. (make sure you board is agp or pci)
this guide may help
http://www.dateyourgame.com/blog/gaming-computer-hardware
but i think in the end maybe you should think about buying a computer for gaming, base on advice from the guide above.
well it says is has a 4x AGP nVidea TNT2 M64, so im guessing thats the video card is has now, which is AGP
and if i decide to buy the video card that u suggested, what level do you think i could run the graphic settings at?
well if you turn off shadow, you should be fine at medium
hey attila
i got the gold edition recently
I have 1 gig of RAM so its enough. I have enough hard disk space.
My graphics card is 128 MB so its enough
I got directx9.0c
And i have a 3.3 Ghz processor, with XP pro on it.
During the campaign turns it runs smoothly, just in battle mode it lags very badly, can you help??
my graphics card is a ATI Radeon X300/X550/X1050 series, 128 MB.
lower graphic, (like shadows)
or buy a graphic card since those are not that good for gaming.
Kingston KVR533D2N4/2G Valueram 2GB 533MHz PC4200 DDR2 RAM Non-ECC CL4 DIMM / Computer Memory is this good enough to put in a pc and run game smooth. i have appropriate graphics card just on large battles it lags and graphics arent that different to rome, why is a card needed for this then
it use pixel shader
Hi, i have both Medieval 2 and Kingdoms, and my computer meets the minimum requirements, but i want to play the game on high detail, but I think my video card is too weak. My processor is Intel 3.2 Ghz. I have 3.0 Gigs of RAM and Windows XP Pro. And I have an ATI Radeon 128 mb video card. I don't think this video card will be able to handle the game, so i am thinking of buying a new one. Do you think an NVidia GeForce 8800GTS would run the game in high detail? And how do i know if I have a PCI-Express slot in order to put the video card in? How do i find out what type of motherboard i have. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks=)
Great website you have here.
you should be fine with a 8800, as for pci check the links from my hardware guide
http://www.dateyourgame.com/blog/gaming-computer-hardware
Hey Attila,
I have the following setup, RTW works fine but just need to know if its up to running M2TW reasonably well?
Thanks
Intel Core 2 Duo T5250
Memory:2*1GB RAM
Hard Drive: 2*120GB Hard Disk Drive
Graphics Card: Mobile Intel� PM965 Express chipset with NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS
it should be ok
hey medieval 2 is running a little slow for me im nt great with computers, could you tell me a cheap way to make it run slightly better all it needs is tht little bit more to be an enjoyable play cheers
read this
http://www.dateyourgame.com/blog/gaming-computer-hardware
and check my forum
http://www.dateyourgame.com/forums/viewforum.php?f=6
hey, i wanted to buy a laptop, and i really wanted to play this game on it. so i think i found one from gateway. its the P-seriese fx eddition. i think the specs are
Intel® Core 2™ Duo and Core 2™ Extreme Processors
NVIDIA® GeForce® 8800M GTS Graphics
2GB RAM
if theres somethign i havent listen in there let me know please. i just wanna make sure i dont spend 1k on something thats not that good
should be fine
what setting do you think i could run the game on?
very high, most likely
even with the unit scale on huge?
and i also just wanted to thank you for all your help. i know alot of people apreciate your advice and input. its a great help to us folk who arn't quite as good with computers =)
yeah it think it should be able to run with huge units. Happy it help. =)
hey attila i downloaded the demo to medieval 2 total war for my loptop,and that worked fine so the game should work fine to right or not?
if the demo work fine, the game should work fine
hey attila i want to get this game or rome total war for my laptop, here is the config for my laptop:
Fujitsu Siemens Amilo Pro
XP Home
Intel(R) Celeron(R) M CPU 430 @ 1.73GHz
446MB RAM
DirectX 9.0c
VIA Chrome9 HC IGP
i downloaded the demo for medieval 2 total war and it worked ok, i dont mind if the battles are a bit laggy but the campain map and everything eles should work fine right? or would rome be better?
yes you should be fine.
hey, would you happen to know any laptops that can play this game pretty well, at about 1000 dollars? or at least fairly close to that?
hey, i was thinking about buying an ausus laptop and was wondering if i can play this game on it. he specs are
Intel Core 2 Duo Mobile
System Memory (RAM)4GB
NVIDIA GeForce 9300M GS
Video Memory512MB DDR2
if u need anything else the link with the specs are right here
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=9050242&type=product&id=1218012522418#tabbed-customerreviews
When I go into a battle, it's really slow, got any advice? I'm using Windows XP, and have 1024 RAM.
That's about all I know :s
hey man, iv been lookin at the new mac books that came out. they look pretty nice. but im also a gamer and mostly play stuff like medival 2, you think this will be good specs are
2.0GHz
Intel Core 2 Duo
2GB (two 1GB) of 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM
NVIDIA GeForce 9400M with 256MB of shared DDR3 SDRAM
thanks
should be fine but keep in mind that you need bootcamp to run pc games
haha forgive my ignorance but what is bootcamp?
o nvm about my question about bootcamp. i looked into it and know what it is. and ya i can download it off the site and i would of done it regaurdless because i need other aplications that windows has.
anyway what settings you think i could run medival on my mac?
max maybe
would that be wit a huge unit scale?
would i be able to have that with a huge unit scale?
probably
hey. its the guy with the mac book again. iv just heard some rummors that bootcamp on mac will lower the perfromance of games. is this true?
normaly no
well do you know in what type of sittuation would bootcamp slow down perfromance?
maybe what you heard was about paralelle and VMware. as for bootcamp should not have noticable impact. But note that you will need to buy a copy of windows.
yes i am aware. thankyou for your help
When i try to load medieval II demo, a message pop up say" Encounter expected error and program will close now" Any1 know if it the demo fault or my comp
Video card: Intel(R) G33/G31 Express Chipset Family 320mp Memory
Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) Dual CPU E2200 2.20Ghz
Directx Version: 10.0
it's probably your graphic card that isn't up to the task, but that's a speculative affirmation
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